Senior Project Manager, Water & Environment

WSP; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Project Manager to join their expanding team. This role offers the opportunity to lead diverse projects across infrastructure, natural environment, and utilities sectors while focusing on your career growth. You will work in a flexible environment that prioritizes safety and well-being, and you will be supported in your professional development through comprehensive training resources. Join a community of passionate individuals dedicated to making a positive impact and shaping a better future together.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in project management or engineering discipline required.
• Degree in a relevant STEM field is essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with quality management systems and drive efficiencies.
• Provide leadership and guidance to project teams.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Planning/Scheduling

Commercial Management

Education

Degree in STEM or similar disciplines

Professional qualification in project management or quantity surveying

Tools

Project Management Software

Job description

Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A little more about your role…

Become a part of an expanding team of Project Managers, with a focus on your career growth, delivering diverse projects for a wide range of global clients, focusing on the infrastructure, natural environment, water, flood defence, and earth and environment sectors. With over 10,000 colleagues in the UK, our projects include highways, rail, urban infrastructure, energy, flood, water, wind energy, nuclear, defence and large-scale utilities.

Your Team

You will be part of our wider Project Management and Commercial Management Team (PMCM), made up of over 400 professionals across the UK and sit within our Civil Infrastructure and Utilities Group. Your future development will be actively supported with access to WSP's full range of training, development tools and resources.

You will integrate into our team's flexible working culture, offering a balance of home and office working, where safety and wellbeing are paramount.

A typical Day would include

1. Ensuring compliance with quality management systems, and drive efficiencies throughout project execution;
2. Providing leadership and guidance to project teams in a multi-disciplinary environment;
3. Providing support to work winning and team leaders in marketing WSP services;
4. Organising and chairing client meetings;
5. Work with autonomy (limited guidance) to plan, monitor and control projects with values from £1m to £100m;
6. Effectively manage project change and deliver projects within agreed commercial fee arrangements;
7. Undertake contract management and administration under a range of framework and standalone contracts;
8. Undertaking line manager responsibilities for Assistant, Graduate/Undergraduate PMs;
9. Taking accountability for delivering projects within agreed financial metrics;
10. Making decisions on complex issues and providing direction regarding approach and priorities.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

1. Professional qualification in project management, quantity surveying and/or an engineering discipline.
2. Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Maths (STEM) or similar disciplines;
3. Undertaken NEC accreditation and attained the necessary technical and practical skills to lead and administer NEC Contracts;
4. Membership of professional institutions such as: Association for Project Management (APM), Project Management Institute (PMI), Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) or Member of Institute of Civil Engineers (MICE);
5. A background in water, linear infrastructure and/or environmental projects would be beneficial, but our focus is upon your ability and desire to develop your project management career to its full potential and demonstrate agility and transferability.
6. Demonstrate competence in stakeholder management, risk, planning/scheduling, and commercial management.
7. Proficiency in use of project management tools and software;
8. Evidence of higher attainment and professional development in project management or current field.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can. Apply today.

About Us

We are one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 69,300 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.